The A tour runs simultaneously with the main tour and will be regarded as the next best players available.

Darren asked the selectors not to consider him for the tour of Pakistan for personal reasons and we respected his wishes. With Liam Plunkett and James Anderson performing well in Pakistan and Simon Jones now available for selection again, the selectors feel the priority is for these players to gain as much experience of one-day cricket as possible ahead of the World Cup.

With Liam Plunkett and James Anderson performing well in Pakistan, and Simon Jones now available for selection again, the selectors feel the priority is for these players to gain as much experience of one-day cricket as possible ahead of the World Cup and as a result Darren misses out.

This is a massive project, and it really represents a merging . . . of the PGA Tour and The Players Championship. It represents the nexus of both those powerful brands.

He was the main man of the Lions tour,

So, for next year we are looking at building a tour around their recording schedule.